Container.



E. J. YORK.

CONTAINER. APPLICATION FILED APII. I7. I9I5.

Patented J une 20, 1916.

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l WIT/VESSES: INI/ENTO? E. J. YORK.

CONTAINER.

APPLICATION man APR. u. m5.

Patented J une 20, 1916.

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Amen/EY THE COLUMBIA PLANOGRAPH co.. wAsHlNQToN, n. c.

EDWARD JACKSON YORK, OF HOUSTON, TEXAS.

CONTAINER.

Specification of Letters atent.

Patented l une 2U, 1916.

Application filed April 17, 1915. Serial No. 22,007.

To all whom it may concern.'

Be it known that l, Enwano .lmiuisoN YORK, a citizen of the UnitedStates, and a resident of Houston, in the county of lilarris and Stateof Tex: s, have invented a new and Improved Container, of which thefollowing is a full, clear, and exact description.

My invention relates to containers, such as crates, barrels i nd othermembers adapted for containing merchandise, fruits, vegetables and thelike. Y

More particularly stated, my invention comjirehends a container adaptedto be made up in so-called collapsed form and to receive its final shapeafter a comparatively small expenditure of labor and work, its iinalshape being suitable for the ultimate use of the article, considered asa container.

My invention further con'iprehends a container con'iprising a number ofstaves secured at their ends and flexible strips of sheet metal, thelatterl being adapted to be bent in a direction crossing their generallength, 'and the portion thus bent suitable to form a limiting stop foralining the ends of the staves and preventing relative displacement ofthe same1 Reference is made to the accompanying drawings, forming a partof this application and in which like letters indicate like parts.

Figure 1 is a perspective showing my improved container, while beingmade up as a barrel and also showing various auxiliary parts used inconferring upon the barrel its proper shape; Fig. 2 is a perspectiveshowing the barrel complete; Fig. 3 is a sulo stantially centrallongitudinal section through the mechanism appearing in Fi 1; Fig. 1 isa plan view of the form of the container appearing in Figs. 1, 2 and 3,but showing the same in its initial or collapsed condition; and Fig. 5is an end view partly in elevation and partly in section, showinganother form of my container, which in this instance is made up into acrate with flattened sides.

The general form of the container as originally made up, is shown moreparticu'- larly in Fig. 4. A number of staves 6 which are of uniformcross section, or in other words, are free from bilge, are disposed edgeto edge and their' ends brought into alineinent. Two strips 7 of sheetmetal, preferably steel or iron, are laid across the ends of the stavesand so disposed that portions 8 of these strips slightly overhang theadjacent ends of the staves. The strips 7 are provided with integralportions 9 having facets 10. ly means of nails 11 or other appropriatefastenings, the strips 7 are secured to the adjacent end portions of thestaves. At 12 are head boards made somewhat like the end pieces of anyother barrel.

'lhe device thus completed constitutes the container as ready forshipment in large quantities or for handling in bulk. ln this form, thecontainer occupies practically no more room than would be necessarilyoccupied by the staves and strips, no matter in what form the saine maybe arranged. l/Vhile in this form, the containers may be groupedtogether and made up into a bale or package containing any convenientnumber and such bales or packages may be shipped and otherwise handledat a minimum of cost.

For convenience in assembling the various parts of this form ofcontainer, I employ a pair of massive hoops 13, provided with ends 14,adapted to be brought close together. These massive hoops 13, because oftheir use, I designate as reducing bands. The container, shown in Fig.4, is bent round, substantially into cylindrical form, so that theprojecting portions 9 of the strips 7, slightly overlap the opposite endportions of these strips, as may be understood from Fig. 1. This done,the reducing bands 13 are slipped over the ends of the container. Anumber of mandrel bars 15, each having its middle portion wider than itsend portions, as indicated in Fig. l, are spaced substantiallyequi-distant and in enga gement with the reducing bands 13. Two hoops 16of large diameter are next slipped over the ends of the mandrel bars anddriven, by hammering or otherwise, so as to grip upon the comparativelythick or wide portions of the mandrel bars, The mandrel bars thus exertpressure upon the reducing bands 13 and :in doing this, they form thecontainer in the shape of a barrel, which, however, has no bilge. Theoverlapping portions of the strips 7 are then secured together by nails,as shown in Figs. 1 and 2. Thenprojecting portions 8 of the strips 7 arenext bent inwardly or cupped, as shown at 8. Before thus cupping theportions 8, however, the head boards 12 are placed in position, so thatthe eupping of the portions vducing bands 13 are removed.

8 secures the head boards and this fixes the barrel heads as indicated`more particularly kin Fig. 2. This done,'the hoops Y16 are slipped offand the mandrel bars l5r and re- If desired, additional bands 17whichfmay be ymerely wires or narrow strips of metal, can be placedaround the container. This is preferably Ydone before the mandrel barsare removed as indicated at 17 in Fig. 3.

In some instances,- as shown inFig. 5, metallic strips 18 are securedupon staves 20,

Vin such a manner that the staves are spaced widely apart. Y`The strips18 areprovided with 'f portions'lf), which are bent over Vand caused tooverlap or overhang the adjacent Y' i portions of the head boards 21.These head Vbeards'are of `such Vform that when'placed together, theyconstitute heads, which, howeyer, are not 1n this instance, circular.71th the boards thus arranged, the finished container is a crate withlattened sides, as may Vbereadily understood from Fig. 5,-the staves 1.In a device ofthe characterdescribed,

a `number'of staves disposed parallel with eachother, and a pair ofVstrips `secured to VVtheend `portions of the staves and project- Y ingbeyond'the ends thereof, said Vstrips be' ing of such thickness andinalleability that Vthey are adapted to be bent in the direction oftheir length and in a direction lateral to their length, whereby whenthe staves are formed into a hollow body the projecting portion of eachstrip serves as means for securing a head on said body.

2. A device of the character described, comprising` a plurality ofstaves disposed substantially parallel with each other and having theirends in alinenient, a pair of strips secured to said staves andprojecting beyond the ends thereof, said strips heilig made of metal andfree to be bent in the general direction of their own length, saidstrips being of proper thickness and malleability to be bent each in adirection crossing its length,`so as to occupy a plane crossing thegeneral direction in which said staves extend, and heads resting uponthe staves encompassed and engaged'by the projecting portions of saidstrips to hold theni in position.

3. A container, comprising a plurality of staves, metal strips securedto the stares at their ends and having portions projecting beyond theends of the staves, and heads resting upon the ends of the staves and ofless thickness than the distance the projecting portions of the stri psproject beyond the staves, whereby the portions of the strips beyond theheads are adapted to be bent iii wardly to form a flange overlying theheads.

In witness whereof I have signed my naine to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

EDW'ARD JACKSON YORK.

Witnesses P.' C. DiciisoN, Gno. JONES.

Copies of this patent Vmay be obtained for five cents each, byaddressing the Commissioner of Patents f Washington, D. C."

